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The Massachusetts Hospital Association (MHA) created the Accountable Care Compass Awards to highl...
Like many hospitals, SBH Health System uses the computerized provider order entry (CPOE) system. ...
Because the medical center’s lost charge capture related to IV injection and infusions totaled $8...
This project has decreased cycle time for medication reconciliation at time of admission and for ...
The CK-MB Test is a traditional blood test of a cardiac marker used to assist in the diagnosis of...
Studies show lipase to be as sensitive as and more specific than amylase in diagnosing pancreatit...
Mercy, a large Catholic health care system, began its telehealth initiatives with an eICU program...
In January 2015, Southern Illinois Healthcare, based in Carbondale, was awarded an 18-month USDA ...
Funded by grants from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Health Resources and Serv...
The Illinois Health and Hospital Association's Institute for Innovations in Care and Quality, Qua...
The Heathcare Association of New York State announced its 2015 Community Health Improvement award...
Ascension Health created a business unit called Transformational Development. It is charged with ...
Avista Adventist Hospital, a 114-bed facility in Louisville, Colorado, used best practices and pe...
St. Vincent’s Medical Center, Bridgeport, Conn. 396 licensed beds Full-service teaching hospi...
Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare (Glendale, Wis.) 11 hospitals, 70 clinic sites, three long-term ...
Southeastern Health, Lumberton, N.C. 452 beds 16,000 impatient admissions 76,000 emergency d...
Yuma District HospitalYuma, CO12 Beds The Problem Yuma District Hospital, located in Yuma, Color...
New Ulm Medical CenterNew Ulm, MN45 Beds The Problem New Ulm Medical Center, a critical access h...
Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital and Northern Counties Health Care, Inc., have had a long-...
In 2008, Ellis Hospital launched a medical home at its Ellis Health Center campus. This initiativ...
Concord (N.H.) Hospital • 230-bed regional medical center • 17,194 admissions • 295 medical staff...
Mississippi Baptist Health Systems, Jackson, Miss.– 633 beds– 3,000-plus employees In 1997, Miss...
According to the Pew research center, 74 percent of all adults in the United States use the Inte...
After acknowledging that medication errors were on the rise, the facility implemented computerize...
Howard University HospitalWashington, DC266 Beds Howard University Hospital is a private, nonpro...
Cambridge Health AllianceCambridge, MA229 Beds Cambridge Health Alliance is an integrated health...
Partner's created the Center for Connected Health to promote technology-enabled innovations in te...
For the past three years, New York Medical College at Westchester Medical Center has been develop...
Brooks Memorial Hospital's radiology department identified a need to improve the transcription of...
Although electronic reporting systems for near misses and adverse events have been implemented na...
St. Joseph's Hospital of Elmira implemented a comprehensive antibiotic usage program beginning Ma...
Strong Memorial Hospital adopted barcode medication administration technology to reduce the incid...
San Mateo Medical Center San Mateo, CA307 Beds The Problem San Mateo Medical Center has collecte...
Appropriate treatment for pressure ulcers requires accurate initial evaluation and the ability to...
Montefiore Medical CenterBronx, NY1,418 Beds The Problem Montefiore Medical Center is a large, a...
Aurora Health CareMilwaukee, WI The Problem Aurora Health Care is a nonprofit, integrated delive...
The SUNY Downsstate Medical Center kidney transplant team identified an increase in the differenc...
The Problem Administrative burdens and inefficient processes left nurses spending just one-third...
The Problem More than one million serious medication errors occur each year in U.S. hospitals. T...
The Problem Vanderbilt's project didn't address a problem so much as it focused on a goal: to be...
The ProblemMedication reconciliation—comparing a patient's medication orders to all medications t...
The Problem Medication errors are among the most common medical errors, harming at least 1.5 mil...
The Problem Medication safety is a strategic imperative in the organization. Each aspect of the ...
The Problem Norwalk Hospital was an early developer and user of health information technology. I...
The Problem DMC wanted to chart a new path for fulfilling its mission of offering the best possi...
The Problem According to the American Heart Association, heart failure affects about 5.7 million...
The Problem The emergency department corrective action team began May 2, 2007 with the mission s...